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    Looks a lot worse seeing that now than it would have at the time. When I was at ag college in the early 90's there were two sandman utes and one van. One of the utes had just had the stripes pulled off it because they looked "stupid". The other ute belonged to a bloke from Wilcania and he loved it and I would say he still has it.They were just crappy ag student uni cars then. In my home town of 800 people there was an orange sandman cut down to a ute at the same time and another yellow sandman van that sat under a tree for years. I tried to buy that one a couple of times but owner wouldnt part with it. Went over seas only to return a couple of years later to find the it had been given to a couple of young blokes who stripped it and put the shell in the tip and the bulldozer did the rest. Two owners from new. These were all still in original paint with stickers still on them. I havnt seen a sandman on the road for ten years at a guess that is just a daily driver.
    I suppose this is what makes them hard to find now and more interesting because of it. I hope I can get my HX Sandman ute back on the road. I know utes seem to be less desirable but being a country bloke they seem more relevant to me.

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    utes are the only way to go i have a hz sandman ute,hz statesman ute with only 15,000km on clock and a wb ute , utes rule

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    Quote Originally Posted by tex View Post
    utes are the only way to go i have a hz sandman ute,hz statesman ute with only 15,000km on clock and a wb ute , utes rule
    What is a statesman ute?

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    Quote Originally Posted by wbute View Post
    What is a statesman ute?
    That's when you take the front doors and trim, interior seats, console, dash, front end and bonnet emblem off a Statesman and fit it all to your ute... similar to a GTS ute.

    There is no such thing as a factory Statesman ute..... there is however such thing as a HJ Statesman two door coupe. (Monaro)

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    Hi Absinth, I was being sarcastic.

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    will try to get some on here soon

    yes you are corect but you also fit the statesman susspension to give the sedan ride and lower clearance

    not rel computer savy what is the easiest way to load photos onto this site?
    Quote Originally Posted by hx-sandman View Post
    How about some pics?

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    have loaded pic's into my album but still don't know how to put them onto a page like this!

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